Josiah was thought to be strong enough to deal with the troubles caused by the Salem Witch Trials. One of the representatives was Josiah Jackson, who became the first President of MACUSA. ![]() Thus this means that MACUSA pre-dates the No-Maj formation of the United States of America by around a century. The Magical Congress of the United States of America was established in 1693 with the introduction of the International Statute of Secrecy, as a direct result of the Salem Witch Trials. The Scourers during the height of their influence " Unlike most Western countries, there was no cooperation between the No-Maj government and MACUSA." - MACUSA's strict rule regarding Muggle relations ![]() MACUSA's second great law enforcement challenge was the number of wizarding criminals who had fled to America from Europe and beyond, precisely because of the lack of organised law enforcement such as existed in their own countries. In MACUSA's early years, its primary aim was to rid the continent of Scourers, corrupt wizards who had hunted their fellow magical beings for personal gain. Representatives from magical communities all over North America were elected to MACUSA to create laws that both policed and protected American wizardkind. MACUSA was modelled on the Wizards' Council of Great Britain, which predated the Ministry of Magic. MACUSA performed many of the same functions as other wizarding governing bodies in other countries, such as the Ministries of Magic or Councils of Magic. It was the American equivalent of the Ministry of Magic, and had similar levels of ominous grandeur. It was vast and grand, covered in gold, emerald, maroon and black. The building that housed the Magical Congress of the United States of America was about as imposing as Gringotts bank. The headquarters of the Magical Congress of the United States of America were located in the Woolworth Building, New York, New York. Main article: Magical Congress of the United States of America Headquarters
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